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24 Hours to Beirut | Journey from Canada to Beirut |
Anglican Evensong | First ever Anglican-Armenian Evensong in Beirut with readings from the Book of Prayer of St. Krikor Naregatsi |
Easter Boxing Days | Exchange of courtesy visits between the various Christian communities, Orthodox and Latin, during Easter Week in Jerusalem. Visit to the Wailing Wall. |
Greatest Armenian | Feast of St. Gregory the Illuminator: blessing of a new shrine at the seminary, morning pilgrimage Bikfaya to Antelias, first Badarak of the feast. |
Mar Nicholas | Exploring an historic neighbourhood in central Beirut |
Nicosia | Visit with Anglican Bishop Clive Hanford and his wife Jane, tour of the old town of Nicosia |
The Pilgrimage | Overview and programme of the proposed Ecumenical Pilgrimage |
Armenian Catholicosate, Antelias
24 Hours to Beirut Journey from Canada to Beirut Armenian Writers Pan-Armenian Writers' Conference 2006, Beirut Beautiful Bickfaya Funeral, vespers and Badarak liturgies; Bikfaya seminary and neighbouring village Behind the Scenes Support staff at the Catholicosate, Antelias; and Armenian Memorial Day activities Brotherhood Meeting of the Armenian Monastic brethren resident in Beirut Catholicos on Youth Letter from the Catholicos to the Armenian Youth following the 2006 General Assembly of the World Council of Churches Climb to Bickfaya First visit to the Armenian seminary in Bikfaya Community of Scholars First impressions on the Monastic Brotherhood of the Armenian Catholicosate in Antelias, Lebanon Easter Magnificance Easter pontifical liturgy, Catholicos Aram I celebrant Exams are over! Day off with the seminarians in Bikfaya Ghevont Serpazan Funeral notice marking the passing of 96 year old Archbishop Ghevont, a survivor of the Armenian Genocide Leviathan Lebanese politics, Bikfaya seminary, Badarak Night Fall in Beirut First impressions of the Catholicosate, Antelias; Armenian language and the languages of Lebanon Palm Sunday Family festival of Palm Sunday in Antelias; festive Badarak and outdoor procession; blessing of the children The Catholicos The Pilgrimage Overview and programme of the proposed Ecumenical Pilgrimage Visit to the Archives Visiting one of the departments at the Catholicosate, Antelias Visiting Byblos Visit to one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, Byblos, Lebanon; and to an Armenian orphanage there.
Beautiful Bickfaya Funeral, vespers and Badarak liturgies; Bikfaya seminary and neighbouring village Community of Scholars First impressions on the Monastic Brotherhood of the Armenian Catholicosate in Antelias, Lebanon Der ez-Zur Visit to the Armenain Genocide memorial chapel in Der Ez-Zur, Syria, and to the desert chapel at one of the genocide sites. Genocide Memorial Annual remembrance day commemorating the Armenian Genocide. Memorial services at the Cathedral of SS James, Jerusalem, and in the nearby Armenian Cemetery. Ghevont Serpazan Funeral notice marking the passing of 96 year old Archbishop Ghevont, a survivor of the Armenian Genocide Palm Sunday Family festival of Palm Sunday in Antelias; festive Badarak and outdoor procession; blessing of the children Schools and Sights Visits to three Armenian schools in Aleppo, Syria, and journey to the ancient pilgrimage church of St. Simon the Stylite near the Turkish border. Visit to the Archives Visiting one of the departments at the Catholicosate, Antelias Visiting Byblos Visit to one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, Byblos, Lebanon; and to an Armenian orphanage there. Writers to the Bekka Travel with a group of Armenian writers as they visit the ruins of Baalbek and the Armenian village of Anjar, both in the Bekka Valley, Lebanon
Armenian History, Language & Culture
Armenian Writers Pan-Armenian Writers' Conference 2006, Beirut Behind the Scenes Support staff at the Catholicosate, Antelias; and Armenian Memorial Day activities Catechumens 70 days before Easter Catholicos on Youth Letter from the Catholicos to the Armenian Youth following the 2006 General Assembly of the World Council of Churches Darendas Candlemas tradition, blessing of the fire Der ez-Zur Visit to the Armenain Genocide memorial chapel in Der Ez-Zur, Syria, and to the desert chapel at one of the genocide sites. Diaruntarach Candlemas tradition, blessing of the fire Falafel Frenzy Falafel shack in Sidon, Lebanon Genocide Memorial Annual remembrance day commemorating the Armenian Genocide. Memorial services at the Cathedral of SS James, Jerusalem, and in the nearby Armenian Cemetery. Greatest Armenian Feast of St. Gregory the Illuminator: blessing of a new shrine at the seminary, morning pilgrimage Bikfaya to Antelias, first Badarak of the feast. Kristos Haryav Easter vigil liturgy and customs, Antelias Leviathan Lebanese politics, Bikfaya seminary, Badarak Night Fall in Beirut First impressions of the Catholicosate, Antelias; Armenian language and the languages of Lebanon Palm Sunday Family festival of Palm Sunday in Antelias; festive Badarak and outdoor procession; blessing of the children Palmyra Visit to Syria's famous ruins at the Oasis of Palmyra Palmyra Visit to Syria's famous ruins at the Oasis of Palmyra Sourp Krikor Pontifical liturgy on the feast of St. Gregory the Illuminator The Curtain Closes Saturday vespers, before the beginning of Lent, Bickfaya - featuring the closing of the santuary curtain for the Great Lent Tour of Galilee Tour of the northern or Galilee region of Israel-Palestine, including the Sea of Galilee, Mount Tabor, Nazareth and Haifa Vartanants The Armenian National Day, story and Badarak Writers to the Bekka Travel with a group of Armenian writers as they visit the ruins of Baalbek and the Armenian village of Anjar, both in the Bekka Valley, Lebanon
Beautiful Bickfaya Funeral, vespers and Badarak liturgies; Bikfaya seminary and neighbouring village Catechumens 70 days before Easter Change of Guard The duties of the double thurifers (incense bearers) at a pontifical liturgy Darendas Candlemas tradition, blessing of the fire Diaruntarach Candlemas tradition, blessing of the fire Easter Sunday Pontifical Easter liturgy before the Aedicule, Church of the Resurrection, Jerusalem; and evening blessing of the four corneers in the yard of the Armenian monastery. Entering Sunday The monuments of Dog River (Nahr El Kalb) near Beirut, and Saturday evening vespers Gates of Heaven Opening of the santuary curtain, marking the end of the Great Lent. Great Friday Great Friday burial liturgy, Antelias Great Thursday Great Thursday Badarak and Foot Washing, Antelias Great Thursday 2 Jerusalem Foot Washing ceremonies of the Armenian Patriarchate and Syrian monastery compared Greatest Armenian Feast of St. Gregory the Illuminator: blessing of a new shrine at the seminary, morning pilgrimage Bikfaya to Antelias, first Badarak of the feast. Holy Fire! Famous (and infamous) liturgy of the Holy Fire at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Orthodox Great Saturday 2006 Kristos Haryav Easter vigil liturgy and customs, Antelias Leviathan Lebanese politics, Bikfaya seminary, Badarak Palm Sunday Family festival of Palm Sunday in Antelias; festive Badarak and outdoor procession; blessing of the children Sabbath Vespers Armenian vespers at the Holy Sepulchre and Russian vespers at Holy Trinity Cathedral. Sepulchre Great Friday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem Sourp Krikor Pontifical liturgy on the feast of St. Gregory the Illuminator The Curtain Closes Saturday vespers, before the beginning of Lent, Bickfaya - featuring the closing of the santuary curtain for the Great Lent Vartanants The Armenian National Day, story and Badarak Wake Up Call First day in Aleppo, visit of the Armenian Cathedral, the old city, the Citadel, the souks, and the commercial district World Day of Prayer Women's World Day of Prayer service in the Armenian neighbourhood of Bourj Hammoud
Annunciation Celebration of the Annunciation at the Tomb of Mary, Gesthemanef; and visit to the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock Antelias by the sea Scenic views in and around Antelias, Lebanon; and music from the Badarak. Armenian Requiem Green Sunday (Lent III) at the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) with requiem memorial for victims of Armenian plane crash. Badarak Armenian Divine Liturgy described Cathedral Festival The Cathedral's patronal feast of the 40 Martyrs, episcopal liturgy. Change of Guard The duties of the double thurifers (incense bearers) at a pontifical liturgy Easter Magnificance Easter pontifical liturgy, Catholicos Aram I celebrant Easter Sunday Pontifical Easter liturgy before the Aedicule, Church of the Resurrection, Jerusalem; and evening blessing of the four corneers in the yard of the Armenian monastery. Genocide Memorial Annual remembrance day commemorating the Armenian Genocide. Memorial services at the Cathedral of SS James, Jerusalem, and in the nearby Armenian Cemetery. Great Thursday Great Thursday Badarak and Foot Washing, Antelias Greatest Armenian Feast of St. Gregory the Illuminator: blessing of a new shrine at the seminary, morning pilgrimage Bikfaya to Antelias, first Badarak of the feast. Kristos Haryav Easter vigil liturgy and customs, Antelias Palm Sunday Family festival of Palm Sunday in Antelias; festive Badarak and outdoor procession; blessing of the children Pilgrims' Badarak Closing Badarak for the annual pilgrimage to Jerusalem for Holy Week and Easter. Sourp Krikor Pontifical liturgy on the feast of St. Gregory the Illuminator Status Quo Simultaneous celebrations of the Armenian and Coptic Divine Liturgies at the Virgin's Tomb, Gesthsemane Syrian Liturgy Comparison of Armenian & Syrian Divine Liturgies
Anglican Evensong First ever Anglican-Armenian Evensong in Beirut with readings from the Book of Prayer of St. Krikor Naregatsi Armenian Mission Evangelistic mission in the Armenian neighbourhood of Bourj Hammoud, Beirut Cathedral Festival The Cathedral's patronal feast of the 40 Martyrs, episcopal liturgy. Community of Scholars First impressions on the Monastic Brotherhood of the Armenian Catholicosate in Antelias, Lebanon Darendas Candlemas tradition, blessing of the fire Diaruntarach Candlemas tradition, blessing of the fire Greatest Armenian Feast of St. Gregory the Illuminator: blessing of a new shrine at the seminary, morning pilgrimage Bikfaya to Antelias, first Badarak of the feast. Schools and Sights Visits to three Armenian schools in Aleppo, Syria, and journey to the ancient pilgrimage church of St. Simon the Stylite near the Turkish border. Sourp Krikor Pontifical liturgy on the feast of St. Gregory the Illuminator The Pilgrimage Overview and programme of the proposed Ecumenical Pilgrimage Vartanants The Armenian National Day, story and Badarak
Armenian Patriarchate, Jerusalem
Annunciation Celebration of the Annunciation at the Tomb of Mary, Gesthemanef; and visit to the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock Armenian Requiem Green Sunday (Lent III) at the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) with requiem memorial for victims of Armenian plane crash. Bethlehem Bethlehem at the Armenian Convent, offices and Badarak in the Grotto, exploration of Old Bethlehem. Easter Boxing Days Exchange of courtesy visits between the various Christian communities, Orthodox and Latin, during Easter Week in Jerusalem. Visit to the Wailing Wall. Genocide Memorial Annual remembrance day commemorating the Armenian Genocide. Memorial services at the Cathedral of SS James, Jerusalem, and in the nearby Armenian Cemetery. Holy Fire! Famous (and infamous) liturgy of the Holy Fire at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Orthodox Great Saturday 2006 Pilgrims' Badarak Closing Badarak for the annual pilgrimage to Jerusalem for Holy Week and Easter. The Pilgrimage Overview and programme of the proposed Ecumenical Pilgrimage
Orthodoxy (Other Traditions)
Christian Syria Tour of the Christian pilgrimage sites outside of Damascus Easter Boxing Days Exchange of courtesy visits between the various Christian communities, Orthodox and Latin, during Easter Week in Jerusalem. Visit to the Wailing Wall. Ethiopian Vespers Vespers at the Ethiopian Orthodox monastery of Däbrä Gännät, Jerusalem Great Thursday 2 Jerusalem Foot Washing ceremonies of the Armenian Patriarchate and Syrian monastery compared Holy Fire! Famous (and infamous) liturgy of the Holy Fire at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Orthodox Great Saturday 2006 Malankara Visitors 150 Malankara Orthodox Christians from Kerala, India in Jerusalem with a Divine Liturgy at St. Mark's Syrian Church. Palestinian Taxi Day trip from Bethlehem with Palestinian driver Ziad, visit Mar Sabas Monastery, Herodion, Solomon's Pools, and Ziad's family home. Road to Damascus Journey with a group of Syrian nuns to the Syrian Patriarchate on the outskirts of Damascus Sabbath Vespers Armenian vespers at the Holy Sepulchre and Russian vespers at Holy Trinity Cathedral. Status Quo Simultaneous celebrations of the Armenian and Coptic Divine Liturgies at the Virgin's Tomb, Gesthsemane Street Called Straight Exploration of Old Damascus Syrian Liturgy Comparison of Armenian & Syrian Divine Liturgies
Great Thursday 2 Jerusalem Foot Washing ceremonies of the Armenian Patriarchate and Syrian monastery compared Nicosia Visit with Anglican Bishop Clive Hanford and his wife Jane, tour of the old town of Nicosia
Annunciation Celebration of the Annunciation at the Tomb of Mary, Gesthemanef; and visit to the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock Bethlehem Bethlehem at the Armenian Convent, offices and Badarak in the Grotto, exploration of Old Bethlehem. Easter Boxing Days Exchange of courtesy visits between the various Christian communities, Orthodox and Latin, during Easter Week in Jerusalem. Visit to the Wailing Wall. Easter Sunday Pontifical Easter liturgy before the Aedicule, Church of the Resurrection, Jerusalem; and evening blessing of the four corneers in the yard of the Armenian monastery. Ethiopian Vespers Vespers at the Ethiopian Orthodox monastery of Däbrä Gännät, Jerusalem Holy Fire! Famous (and infamous) liturgy of the Holy Fire at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Orthodox Great Saturday 2006 Jerusalem Ramparts Walk along the ramparts of the walled city of Jerusalem. Contrasts between west and east Jerusalem. Journey Home Last Sunday in Jerusalem, return trip to Quebec City via Ben Gurion airport. Mount of Olives A day trip up the Mount of Olives, visits to the Hasmonean tombs in the Kidron Valley, and stops at the Convent of the Pater Noster and Dominus Flevit. Palestinian Taxi Day trip from Bethlehem with Palestinian driver Ziad, visit Mar Sabas Monastery, Herodion, Solomon's Pools, and Ziad's family home. Sabbath Vespers Armenian vespers at the Holy Sepulchre and Russian vespers at Holy Trinity Cathedral. Sepulchre Great Friday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem Tour of Galilee Tour of the northern or Galilee region of Israel-Palestine, including the Sea of Galilee, Mount Tabor, Nazareth and Haifa
24 Hours to Beirut Journey from Canada to Beirut A Modern Martyr A visit to the tomb of former Lebanese Prime Minister, Rafic Hariri and explorations of the downtown sector in Beirut. Anglicans of Beirut Arab and English language Anglican congregations in Beirut Antelias by the sea Scenic views in and around Antelias, Lebanon; and music from the Badarak. Beautiful Bickfaya Funeral, vespers and Badarak liturgies; Bikfaya seminary and neighbouring village Climb to Bickfaya First visit to the Armenian seminary in Bikfaya Day in the City Visit to Place de l'Etoile and vicinity in downtown Beirut Entering Sunday The monuments of Dog River (Nahr El Kalb) near Beirut, and Saturday evening vespers Falafel Frenzy Falafel shack in Sidon, Lebanon Golf at Last! Harissa Visit to the statue of Our Lady of Lebanon, over looking Jounieh Leviathan Lebanese politics, Bikfaya seminary, Badarak Mar Nicholas Exploring an historic neighbourhood in central Beirut Never Tyre of Sidon Visit to the cities of Sidon and Tyre and region sites in South Lebanon Night Fall in Beirut First impressions of the Catholicosate, Antelias; Armenian language and the languages of Lebanon Quebec in Chekka Visit with a Quebecois family in the North of Lebanon (Tripoli) Religious Leaders Lebanese Prime Minister meeting with leaders of the principal religious groups of Lebanon Riots in Beirut Newspaper report on anti-cartoon rioting in downtown Beirut Visiting Byblos Visit to one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, Byblos, Lebanon; and to an Armenian orphanage there. World Day of Prayer Women's World Day of Prayer service in the Armenian neighbourhood of Bourj Hammoud Writers to the Bekka Travel with a group of Armenian writers as they visit the ruins of Baalbek and the Armenian village of Anjar, both in the Bekka Valley, Lebanon
Cathedral Festival The Cathedral's patronal feast of the 40 Martyrs, episcopal liturgy. Christian Syria Tour of the Christian pilgrimage sites outside of Damascus Der ez-Zur Visit to the Armenain Genocide memorial chapel in Der Ez-Zur, Syria, and to the desert chapel at one of the genocide sites. Palmyra Visit to Syria's famous ruins at the Oasis of Palmyra Palmyra Visit to Syria's famous ruins at the Oasis of Palmyra Road to Damascus Journey with a group of Syrian nuns to the Syrian Patriarchate on the outskirts of Damascus Schools and Sights Visits to three Armenian schools in Aleppo, Syria, and journey to the ancient pilgrimage church of St. Simon the Stylite near the Turkish border. Street Called Straight Exploration of Old Damascus Wake Up Call First day in Aleppo, visit of the Armenian Cathedral, the old city, the Citadel, the souks, and the commercial district